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Skip Jump Links- Mr. R. Gregg Brandyberry
- Mr. Brian Dubie
- Mr. John Ely
- Mr. Dennis Fischer
- Major General (Ret) Elder Granger, MD, FACP, FACPE, CMQ
- Dr. Steven Kelman
- General (Ret) Thomas "Tom" Schwartz
- RADM (Ret) Leonard "Lenn" Vincent
- Hon. John J. Young Jr.
- Dr. David C. Wyld
Mr. R. Gregg Brandyberry
A recognized pioneer in procurement and sourcing technology with over 30 years experience in a variety of industries including automotive, textile, manufactured goods, electronics and healthcare, Gregg Brandyberry is a Partner with Wildfire Commerce, and, Senior Advisor for A.T. Kearney Procurement and Analytic Solutions organization. Mr. Brandyberry was most recently the VP Procurement of Global Systems and Operations at GlaxoSmithKline, a fortune 150 company in the pharmaceuticals industry. At GlaxoSmithKline, Brandyberry was responsible for the development and implementation of web enabled decision support systems, electronic sourcing and eProcurement. In addition he had responsibility for Supplier Diversity, Procurement Compliance and the electronic bidding and negotiation of over $4.0 Billion in spend through a best practice sourcing organization called the Global eSourcing Team. In 2003, under Gregg's leadership, GlaxoSmithKline was awarded the prestigious Charter Institute of Procurement and Supply award for "Best Use of Technology by a Procurement Organization". Additionally in 2005, AT Kearney identified GlaxoSmithKline as having deployed a global best practice portfolio of electronic procurement tools (2005 Assessment for Excellence in Procurement). Mr. Brandyberry has been a member of many advisory boards including the National Minority Supplier Development Council — International Advisory Board, Purchasing Magazine Editorial Board, and is a Trustee for the Center For Strategic Sourcing Leadership (CSSL). In 2008, Mr Brandyberry was named as one of the Top 25 Supply Chain Executives by Supply Chain and Logistics magazine. He was also recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Inspirational Pharmaceuticals Executives by PharmaVoice100 (the first supply chain executive to achieve this award). Most recently he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by Emptoris, LLC the leading eSourcing, Spend Analytics and Contract Management technology provider. Mr. Brandyberry has a deep passion for providing a "hand-up" for small diverse businesses and communities. He is a founding board member of a non profit "Adopt a Neighborhood for Development (A.N.D.) with active programs in the Mantua community of Philadelphia, PA and the City of Durham, NC.
Mr. Brian Dubie
Dubie completed four terms as Vermont's Lieutenant Governor in January 2011. He currently serves as a Captain for American Airlines, a Colonel and Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer in the US Air Force Reserve and a public policy consultant. He was narrowly defeated in the 2010 election for governor of Vermont. As a pilot for American Airlines, Dubie initially flew the MD-80 aircraft and now flies the Boeing 737-800. He has logged more than 10,000 hours in commercial aircraft and more than 2,500 hours in military fighter aircraft, including the F-4 Phantom and the F-16 Falcon. After joining the Vermont Air National Guard in college, Dubie rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Vermont Air National Guard, serving as Instructor Pilot, Operations Support Flight Commander and Commander of the 158th Fighter Wing. In 1998, he left the Air Guard to join the US Air Force Reserve, where he now holds the rank of Colonel as an Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer in the National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency. With his brother, Mark Dubie, Brian Dubie is also co-owner and co-operator of a 23,000-tap maple sugaring operation, Dubie Family Maple, located in the town of Fairfield, Vermont. He is a member of the board of directors for software company Vermont Systems, Inc. Dubie attended the US Air Force Academy and completed his degree work at the University of Vermont, where he earned BS in Mechanical Engineering. He received the National Guard Association of the United States' 2007 Charles Dick Medal of Merit. In 2008, he received both the American Airlines' Order if the Eagle and The Aspen Institute's Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership.
Mr. John Ely
John Ely is a 35-year veteran of the federal contracting environment, having served in the Departments of Defense, Treasury and Homeland Security. Much of this experience was in the field of information technology systems and services acquisition. Mr. Ely possesses a wealth of knowledge around the federal acquisition environment, especially in the areas of contract capture and successful contract performance. Mr. Ely served as the Procurement Executive for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from 2004 to early 2011 and was responsible for an annual contract spend of over $3.4 billion dollars. Under Mr. Ely’s leadership his organization became a center of excellence for the acquisition of information technology products and services, aircraft and marine vessels, architect, engineering and construction services and of law enforcement subsistence products. Prior to joining CBP, Mr. Ely served for 13 years as a senior procurement executive at the Internal Revenue Service, where he led the Information Technology acquisition organization and was subsequently appointed as Deputy Executive Director of Procurement. Mr. Ely’s accomplishments at IRS included the creation of the award-winning Treasury Information Processing Support Service (TIPSS) program, and the hardware-oriented Treasury Departmental Acquisition (TDA). He received the General Services Administration’s Trail Boss of the Year award for his acquisition leadership in implementing the TIPSS program. Mr. Ely spent his first 15 years of federal service in the Department of Defense negotiating contracts in support of the Department of the Army and Office of the Secretary of Defense. His efforts resulted in the award of essential contracts for joint-service health care systems and other military applications. Mr. Ely holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland.
Mr. Dennis Fischer
Mr. Dennis Fischer is currently the Director for Government Innovation at Grant Thornton LLC, a leading international consulting firm. Mr. Fischer has served as the Commissioner of the General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service (GSA FTS); as the Chief Financial Officer of GSA; as the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Finance and Deputy CFO of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and recently as the Vice President, Sales & Integration at VISA U.S.A. Mr. Fischer also has served in numerous government-wide management roles including positions with: the Government Information Technology Services Board, the Federal CFO Council, the General Accounting Office Governmental Auditing Standards Advisory Council, the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) Steering Committee, and the Cost Accounting Standards Board.
Major General (Ret) Elder Granger, MD, FACP, FACPE, CMQ
Dr. Granger is Founder and President of The 5Ps, LLC, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), providing cutting edge information technology solutions to commercial and government agencies. In July of 2009, after 37 years of Military service, MG Granger, MD retired as the Deputy Director and Program Executive Officer of the TRICARE Management Activity, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), Washington, DC. In this role he served as the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) on DoD health plan policy and performance, overseeing the acquisition, operation and integration of DoD's managed care program within the Military Health System covering 9.4 Million Uniformed Service members, their families, retirees and others worldwide. Prior to joining TRICARE Management Activity, MG Granger led the largest US and multi-national battlefield health system in our recent history while serving as Commander, Task Force 44th Medical Command and Command Surgeon for the Multinational Corps Iraq. He has led at every level of the Army Medical Department. MG Granger began his career with the Army Medical Department in 1971 as a Combat Medic in the US Army National Guard. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Arkansas State University in 1976. A Distinguished Military Graduate, MG Granger was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. Upon graduation from the University of Arkansas School of Medicine in 1980, he was awarded the Henry Kaiser Medical Fellowship for Medical Excellence and Leadership. MG Granger completed a residency in Internal Medicine in 1983 and a fellowship in Hematology-Oncology in 1986 at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. His Military education includes the Army War College, the Army Command and General Staff College, the Army Medical Department Officer Advanced and Basic Courses, the Military Health System and Army CAPSTONE Courses, and the Combat Casualty Care Course.
Dr. Steven Kelman
Dr. Kelman is the Weatherhead Professor of Public Management at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Dr. Kelman is the author of many books and articles on the policymaking process and on improving the management of government organizations, with his latest book, Unleashing Change: A Study of Organizational Change in Government, published in June 2005 by the Brookings Institution Press. He is a frequent contributor to Federal Computer Week and currently serves as editor of the International Public Management Journal. From 1993 through 1997, Dr. Kelman served as Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in the White House's Office of Management and Budget. During his tenure, he played a primary role in the Administration's "reinventing government" effort, leading the Administration's support for the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 and the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995. In l996, he was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. In 2001, he received the Herbert Roback Memorial Award, the highest achievement award of the National Contract Management Association, and in 2003 he was elected as a Director of The Procurement Roundtable.
General (Ret) Thomas "Tom" Schwartz
Mr. Schwartz is currently chairman of the board of the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC), a position he assumed in 2004, when MCEC was named Congressional Charity of the Year. He also serves as a Board Member and Senior Advisor at both Science and Engineering Services Inc. and McLane Advanced Technologies, a Board Member at International Battery, a Senior Advisor at Azbell Electronics, and a Consultant at both Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics. In 2002, following a long and highly decorated military career, Mr. Schwartz retired from his post as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and US Forces Korea, a position he held from 1999. Previously, he served as Chief of Staff, Combined Field Army in Korea; Brigadier General and assistant division commander of the 2nd Infantry Division; Major General in command of Fort Carson and the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized); Lieutenant General in command of Fort Hood and the III Corps; and Commanding General, US Army Forces Command. Mr. Schwartz has received many decorations and awards, including the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and the Air Medal. General Schwartz earned a Master's Degree in Education from Duke University, a Master's Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.
RADM (Ret) Leonard "Lenn" Vincent
Mr. Vincent is the Industry Chair at the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). He uses his Defense and Industry experience, expertise and perspective to advise government and industry on matters relative to contracting and program management issues. When he retired from the U.S. Navy on August 1, 1999 at the rank of Rear Admiral, he was the Commandant, Defense Systems Management College (DSMC). Prior to leading DSMC, Mr. Vincent had served as the Logistics, Ordnance and Fleet Supply Officer for Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, where he established policy and coordinated logistics requirements to support supply chain operations in the Pacific Fleet and Indian Ocean. Mr. Vincent was the Commander of the Defense Contracts Management Command (now DCMA), and also served as the senior acquisition executive responsible for procurement policy within the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). A former Vice President at CACI International and American Management Systems, Mr. Vincent was responsible for working with senior Department of Defense and Industry leaders to build long-term business relationships and to help identify solutions to acquisition, logistics, and financial management challenges. He has served as President and is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Contract Management Association; he serves on the Board of Directors of the Navy League National Capital Council and NDIA Washington DC Chapter, the Board of Visitors of the Defense Acquisition University, and the Board of Directors Procurement Round Table. Mr. Vincent holds a Masters in Business Administration from George Washington University, is a Certified Navy Material and Acquisition Professional, and is DAWIA Level III certified in both Contracting and Logistics.
Hon. John J. Young Jr.
Mr. Young is currently the principal in JY Strategies, LLC, and a founding member of E6 Partners, LLC. He serves on the board of SRI International, the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, and the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. He is also a member of the Georgia Tech Aerospace Engineering School Advisory Committee. Mr. Young recently completed service as the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, overseeing $200 billion of DoD research, development, procurement, and logistics programs. In this position, he led an unprecedented Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle program, drove the use of competitive prototyping, completed a remarkable swap of shipbuilding workload, established new milestone procedures through the new DoD 5000 instruction, and defined and achieved a broad set of goals within the AT&L organization. He previously served as the Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E) and as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition. His experience also includes 10 years as a senior staff member with the U.S. Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. During his Pentagon tenure, he was awarded the DoD, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Army Distinguished Civilian Service Awards, as well as the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award. Mr. Young is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He has a Master's degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University and a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Dr. David C. Wyld
Dr. Wyld currently serves as the Robert Maurin Professor of Management at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. He is the Director of the College of Business' Strategic e-Commerce/e-Government Initiative, the Founding Editor of the International Journal of Managing Information Technology, and a frequent contributor to both academic journals and trade publications. He is also the Director of the Reverse Auction Research Center, covering trends in the e-procurement marketspace. He has established himself as one of the leading academic experts on emerging applications of technology in both the public and private sector. He has been an active consultant, a qualified expert witness, and an invited speaker on the strategic management of technology to both trade and academic audiences, as well as an invited panelist on technology issues on The Discovery Channel and other media outlets. In recognition of his research accomplishments, Dr. Wyld has been awarded Southeastern's "President's Award for Excellence in Research" and named a Rising Star in Government Information Technology by Federal Computer Week Magazine.
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